Baseball cards that never were - what do you wish existed? - Page 2

808MadMacs · 02-18-2019, 12:07 PM

88horsepower · 02-18-2019, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GatorPie

Just completed this on request. There are evidently still some big Seitzer fans out there.

Man, that’s nice. I might have to pay either you or Mouschi for a physical copy. Stunning!

smapdi · 02-18-2019, 12:23 PM

My choice would be for a 2011 Topps Marquee Museum Edition Gold Frame Mike Trout auto. Considering he had autos in products from two previous years and the number of prospects in the set, he could have easily been included. It would be terrifyingly difficult to add to my set, but hopefully I'd have bought one when it was cheap.

And all the usual vintage victims of the exclusivity wars and other non-entities. Musial in all 50s Topps and Bowman sets, Joe DiMaggio in 1951 Bowman and, why not, 1952 Topps and Bowman, Mantle in 54 Topps, Williams in all 50s Topps and Bowman, etc.

GatorPie · 02-18-2019, 01:27 PM

Okay, just cooked this one up. I hate the HOF rookies that don't have their own cards.

Hollywood42 · 02-18-2019, 01:30 PM

Ok so who has the ability to mock up and physically create some cards that don't exist but I would love to have? I've had some really cool ideas of customs for awhile but don't know who has the ability to make them into reality. Happy to pay for them

WaxPax · 02-18-2019, 01:35 PM

1973 Topps Rusty Staub was never made

actionbryan · 02-18-2019, 01:49 PM

only things that come immediately to my 90s mind are 1993 finest Jeter and 1990 Donruss Frank Thomas

actionbryan · 02-18-2019, 01:52 PM

and 1993 Flair Jeter

mfw13 · 02-18-2019, 01:55 PM

A Mays/McCovey dual autograph....Topps is criminally negligent for never doing one.
A Posey/Bumgarner dual autograph

1954 Topps Clemente, Koufax, Mantle, & Musial cards

REGGIE206 · 02-18-2019, 02:12 PM

2001 Ichiro Bowman Chrome Auto /500 (just like Albert Pujols)

mouschi · 02-18-2019, 02:41 PM

88horsepower · 02-18-2019, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by actionbryan

only things that come immediately to my 90s mind are 1993 finest Jeter and 1990 Donruss Frank Thomas

Frank also didn’t get an Upper Deck card, which I find odd.

no10pin · 02-18-2019, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 88horsepower

Frank also didn’t get an Upper Deck card, which I find odd.

Frank expressed his opinion on that decision once they finally made a card of him...

GatorPie · 02-18-2019, 04:02 PM

Always hated the Rose rookie with the stupid little tiny faces. This one is better:

mrmopar · 02-18-2019, 07:09 PM

Thread winner!

A lot of the rookie type cards were not made because they were not the stars yet that they turned out to be. Why one company chose to add (or exclude) a player when others did was probably a calculated risk either way.

However, very few tribute cards were made and this card, especially as cool as it looks, would have been mind blowing in 1980. Munson's last actual card was a turd and this would have been a great way to acknowledge his untimely death and chance history by not having his last card be that ugly 79T.

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The one in my avatar...

rats60 · 02-18-2019, 08:17 PM

1952-1957 Topps Stan Musial
1952-1953 Ted Williams
1954-1955 Topps Mickey Mantle
1956 Topps Brooks Robinson
1960 Topps Billy Williams
1964 Topps Joe Morgan
1967 Topps Sandy Koufax
1967 Topps Nolan Ryan
1968 Topps Reggie Jackson

GatorPie · 02-18-2019, 09:04 PM

superdan49 · 02-18-2019, 09:48 PM

I'll add my modern card I-wish-they-made-that list:

1) 1993 Topps Finest Derek Jeter (the Refractor would be well over $100,000 in high grade).
2) 1997 Metal Universe PMGs for baseball. Why did football and basketball get PMGs but not baseball!? I can only imagine what the Griffey, Jeter, and Frank Thomas Green PMGs /10 would bring today.
3) 2011 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout RC autograph plus colors. Great design on this set. A backdoor proof exists and is gorgeous.

YankeeRic · 02-18-2019, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by GatorPie

This one is really nice!

quackhead · 02-18-2019, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Coug46n2

1984 Topps Traded Kirby Puckett.

84 Donruss Rated Rookie would be cool too

mfw13 · 02-19-2019, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by rats60

1952-1957 Topps Stan Musial
1952-1953 Ted Williams
1954-1955 Topps Mickey Mantle
1956 Topps Brooks Robinson
1960 Topps Billy Williams
1964 Topps Joe Morgan
1967 Topps Sandy Koufax
1967 Topps Nolan Ryan
1968 Topps Reggie Jackson

A lot of these have been made and can be found on EBay.

1952 Topps Ted Williams was done by ETopps. Several other EBay sellers have done nice customs.

1954 Mantle was done by Bob Lemke.
1955 Mantle & Musial were done as special Topps Heritage cards for the National, as was the 1956 Brooks Robinson.

The 1967 Ryan & 1968 Reggie both are autos in Heritage.

hatchd · 02-19-2019, 10:43 AM

A couple people beat me to it, but having a Jeter 1993 Finest Refractor would be amazing. Easy $100k+ in PSA 10.

Would also love PMGs to be in baseball in 97. The green ones would be fun to watch at auction.

mouschi · 02-19-2019, 12:08 PM

About 5 years ago, I made this and had Nolan sign it.

adamparisi8403 · 02-19-2019, 12:57 PM

2004 Topps Heritage Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens
2002 Topps Heritage Manny Ramirez

lauriontj · 02-19-2019, 06:28 PM

A Ken Griffey Jr Gold Rc. Maybe 2011? Maybe a cognac? Diamond Anniversary? Wait, where’s Mouschi?

02-18-2019, 01:27 PM	#29
GatorPie Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 1,199	Okay, just cooked this one up. I hate the HOF rookies that don't have their own cards. Last edited by GatorPie; 02-18-2019 at 01:44 PM.

02-18-2019, 01:30 PM	#30
Hollywood42 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Minnesota Posts: 39,485 Hollywood42	Ok so who has the ability to mock up and physically create some cards that don't exist but I would love to have? I've had some really cool ideas of customs for awhile but don't know who has the ability to make them into reality. Happy to pay for them __________________ Collecting the Twins All my PC wants/haves available at hollywood42cards.com

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REGGIE206 Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Mukilteo, WA (hometown: Vallejo, CA) Posts: 9,785	2001 Ichiro Bowman Chrome Auto /500 (just like Albert Pujols) __________________ INSTAGRAM: my_card_collection 📸

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mouschi Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Swimming in a million cards Posts: 9,649 tnhjones	__________________ Tanner Jones, Author of Confessions of a Baseball Card Addict

02-18-2019, 04:02 PM	#39
GatorPie Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 1,199	Always hated the Rose rookie with the stupid little tiny faces. This one is better: Last edited by GatorPie; 02-18-2019 at 04:21 PM.

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02-18-2019, 12:23 PM	#28
smapdi Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 1,766 piledriver1	My choice would be for a 2011 Topps Marquee Museum Edition Gold Frame Mike Trout auto. Considering he had autos in products from two previous years and the number of prospects in the set, he could have easily been included. It would be terrifyingly difficult to add to my set, but hopefully I'd have bought one when it was cheap. And all the usual vintage victims of the exclusivity wars and other non-entities. Musial in all 50s Topps and Bowman sets, Joe DiMaggio in 1951 Bowman and, why not, 1952 Topps and Bowman, Mantle in 54 Topps, Williams in all 50s Topps and Bowman, etc.

02-18-2019, 01:35 PM	#31
WaxPax Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: The Land of always Baseball...Sunny Florida Posts: 646 WaxPax WaxPax	1973 Topps Rusty Staub was never made

02-18-2019, 01:49 PM	#32
actionbryan Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,744 mrbrownstone5150 actionbryan	only things that come immediately to my 90s mind are 1993 finest Jeter and 1990 Donruss Frank Thomas

02-18-2019, 01:52 PM	#33
actionbryan Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,744 mrbrownstone5150 actionbryan	and 1993 Flair Jeter

02-18-2019, 01:55 PM	#34
mfw13 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 17,504	A Mays/McCovey dual autograph....Topps is criminally negligent for never doing one. A Posey/Bumgarner dual autograph 1954 Topps Clemente, Koufax, Mantle, & Musial cards

02-18-2019, 08:17 PM	#41
rats60 Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 10,010	1952-1957 Topps Stan Musial 1952-1953 Ted Williams 1954-1955 Topps Mickey Mantle 1956 Topps Brooks Robinson 1960 Topps Billy Williams 1964 Topps Joe Morgan 1967 Topps Sandy Koufax 1967 Topps Nolan Ryan 1968 Topps Reggie Jackson Last edited by rats60; 02-18-2019 at 08:41 PM.

02-18-2019, 09:04 PM	#42
GatorPie Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 1,199

02-18-2019, 09:48 PM	#43
superdan49 BODA Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 4,272	I'll add my modern card I-wish-they-made-that list: 1) 1993 Topps Finest Derek Jeter (the Refractor would be well over $100,000 in high grade). 2) 1997 Metal Universe PMGs for baseball. Why did football and basketball get PMGs but not baseball!? I can only imagine what the Griffey, Jeter, and Frank Thomas Green PMGs /10 would bring today. 3) 2011 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout RC autograph plus colors. Great design on this set. A backdoor proof exists and is gorgeous.

02-19-2019, 10:43 AM	#47
hatchd Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,696	A couple people beat me to it, but having a Jeter 1993 Finest Refractor would be amazing. Easy $100k+ in PSA 10. Would also love PMGs to be in baseball in 97. The green ones would be fun to watch at auction.

02-19-2019, 12:08 PM	#48
mouschi Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Swimming in a million cards Posts: 9,649 tnhjones	About 5 years ago, I made this and had Nolan sign it. __________________ Tanner Jones, Author of Confessions of a Baseball Card Addict

02-19-2019, 12:57 PM	#49
adamparisi8403 Banned - PBM Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 63 2pacfan21 adamparisi23	2004 Topps Heritage Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens 2002 Topps Heritage Manny Ramirez

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lauriontj Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: PA Posts: 6,268	A Ken Griffey Jr Gold Rc. Maybe 2011? Maybe a cognac? Diamond Anniversary? Wait, where’s Mouschi? __________________ Insta: tjssportscards24 PC: Griffey/Soto and like the Washington Nationals! My dad taught me to hate the Yankees. Now that I’m an adult, I realize I was raised correctly.